Entry towers (Gopuram) at Banteay Kdei, Angkor

Banteay Kdei (Khmer: បន្ទាយក្តី) is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. A Gopuram or gopura (also known as a vimanam) is a monumental tower usually ornate at the entrance of a temple especially in Southern India. A temple (from the Latin word Templum) is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities such as prayer and sacrifice or analogous rites Angkor is a name conventionally applied to the region of Cambodia serving as the seat of the Khmer empire that flourished from approximately the 9th century to The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East It is located southeast of Ta Prohm and east of Angkor Thom. Ta Prohm ( Khmer: ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម is the modern name of a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style Angkor Thom ( Khmer: អង្គរធំ was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. Built in the late 12th to early 13th centuriesCE during the reign of Jayavarman VII, it is a Buddhist temple in the Bayon style, similar in plan to Ta Prohm and Preah Khan, but less complex and smaller. Jayavarman VII (1125 - 1215 was a king of the Khmer Empire (c Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices The Bayon ( Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Preah Khan ( Khmer: ប្រាសាទព្រះខ័ន is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built in the 12th century for King Its structures are contained within two successive enclosure walls, and consist of two concentric galleries from which emerge towers, preceded to the east by a cloister.

This monastic complex is currently dilapidated due to faulty construction and poor quality sandstone. Sandstone is a Sedimentary rock composed mainly of Sand -size Mineral or rock grains. Banteay Kdei has been occupied by monks at various intervals over the centuries, but the inscription stone has never been discovered so it is unknown to whom the temple is dedicated.

Plan of Banteay Kdei, Angkor, cut from a laser scan. A 3D scanner is a device that analyzes a real-world object or environment to collect data on its shape and possibly its appearance (i

External links

• Banteay Kdei Digital Media Archive (photos, laser scans, panoramas)